This document discusses the Islamic scholarly perspective on organ transplantation. It outlines four categories of transplantation: 1) transplanting organs from living donors, 2) transplanting organs from deceased donors, 3) transplanting organs vital to life, and 4) transplanting non-vital organs. The majority view among Islamic scholars is that transplantation is permissible if it is done to save a life and without harming the donor, with proper consent, and not involving financial trade of organs. Key criteria are that the donor's health not be majorly impacted, the recipient significantly benefits, and no organs are bought or sold.

1. Organ Transplant – ethical basis of Islamic prohibition of transplant
Organ Transplant
It isa medical procedure inwhichanorganisevacuatedfromperson'sbodyandplacedinthe bodyof
anotherperson,toreplace a damagedor missingorgan.
Is Organ transplant PermittedinIslam?
Organ transplant, it is a topic of which many people ask about it. Muslims have to organ transplant
however can't get them in light of the fact that majority of Muslims think it is haram (prohibited to
donate their organs).
Organ transplant is a deep topic and as indicated to the scholars of Islam it needs to be carefully
understood in the light of the Islamic rules and medical research. In recent years with the
advancement of science and technology many have asked the question that if a Muslim can donate
their organs. Muslims scholars around the world have research deeply and addressed this issue
Is organ transplant allowedin Islam?
Yes,Fatwasstatingthat it ispermissible todonate organshave beenissuedbyanumberof conferences,
seminarsandcommittees.IncludingThe International Islamicconference heldinMalaysia,The Majorty
of The IslamicFIQHCouncil [Majma’Al-FIQHAl-Islam].The Council of SeniorScholarinthe Kingdomof
Saudi Arabia,FATWA CommitteesinJordan,Kuwait,Egypt,Algeria.These resolutionswere issuedafter
lengthy discussionsamonganumberof Fuqaha(Jurists),doctorsandspecialists.Italsothe view of a
numberof scholarsand researchers,includingShaykhAbdAl-RahmaanIbnSa’di.Howeverdonating
organs comeswithconditionsunderthe sharia.Let’stake a closerlookat whatIslamicscholarsay
Organ transplantcan generallybe dividedintofourmaincategories:
1. Transplantorganswhile apersonisalive
2. Transplantorgansafter a personhasdied
3. Transplantorgan onwhichlife depends
4. Transplantorgan onwhichlife doesnotdepend
1. Whatdo the Islamic scholars of Islam say about transplant organs while a person isalive?
It isallowedtotransplantanorgan from one person’sbodytoanother. So,longas one iscareful
to ascertainthat the benefitsof thisoperationoutweighanyharmthatmay resultfromitand on the
conditionthatthisisdone to replace somethingthathasbeenlost,or to restore itsappearance or
regularfunction,orto correct some faultor disfigurementwhichiscausingphysicalorpsychological
distress.
It isallowedtotransplantanorgan froman individual'sbodytoanother,if it'sregenerated
itself,similartoskinorblood,onthe conditionthatthe donor ismature and understandswhatishe is
doing,andthat all otherpertinentshariaconditionsare met.
It isallowedtoutilize some portionof anorgan that hasbeenremovedbecause of illnessto
profitsomeone else,forexample, utilizingthe corneaof aneye removedbecause of illness.

2. 2. Whatdo the Islamic scholars of Islam say about transplant organs after a person has died?
It isallowedtotransplantanorgan froma deadindividual toalivingpersonwhere life individual
where life reliesuponacceptingthatorgan,or whose vital functionsare generallyweakened,onthe
conditionthatpermissionisgiveneitherbythatpersonbefore hisdeathorhisheirs,orby the leaderof
the Muslimsincase where the deadperson’sidentityisunknownorhe hasno heirs.
Care shouldbe takentoensure thatthere isproperagreementtothe transplantof organ inthe
casesdescribedabove,onthe conditionthatnobuyingorsellingof organisinvolved.Itisnot permitted
trade in human organs underanycircumstances.
But the questionof whetherthe beneficiarymayspendmoneytoobtainanorgan he needs,or
to showhisappreciation,isamatterwhichis still underscholarlydebate.
3. Whatdo the scholars of Islam say about transplant organs on which life depends?
It isHaram [Forbidden] totake anorgan on whichlife depends, like takingaheartor brain from
a livingpersontotransplantintoanother person.
It isHaram [Forbidden] totake anorgan from a livingpersonwhensocouldimpairanessential
vital function,eventhoughhislife itself maynotbe underthreat,suchas removingthe corneasof both
eyes.However,removingorganswhichleadtoonlypartial impairmentisamatter whichisstill under
scholarlydiscussion.
4. Whatdo the scholars of Islam say about transplant organs on which life doesnot depend?
It ispermissible to transplantorgansolongas the donationwill notleadtothe deathof the
donor.It isHaram [Forbidden] totransplantanorgan froma livingpersonwhenitsremoval maycause
an essential functiontochase,eventhoughhislifedoesnotdependonit,suchas takingthe corneas of
the both eyes.Butif he will still have partial functionafterremovingit,thenthe matterissubjectto
furtherdiscussionand remainsunderscholarlydebate.
Eliminatingharm
Eliminatingharmisone amongof the objective of shariah. Inthe contextof organtransplantation,this
procedure fulfilsthe purpose of preservinghumanlife.Allahpromisesgreatrewards.Allahsaysin
Qur’an;Surat-ul-Maeeda:
“And whoever saves one - it is as if he had saved mankind entirely” (Al-Qur'an) 5:32
Giventwosituationswithdifferentdegree of harmfulness.Priorityisgiventoavoidthe more harmful by
choosingthe lessharmful.Inthe contextof organtransplant,the more harmful situationistoallowthe
patientinneedof organtransplantationtopassaway.Therefore, underthissituation,the lesserharmis
givenhigherpriority,whichisdonatingorgansfroma deceaseddonortobe transplantedtothe patient
inneedof that organ. (Mimber,2015)
The Islamicscholaragree that the organ transplantcan be done if three criteriaare fulfilled
 The persontransplantsthe organshouldnotcause the majorlossto health(heart)
 The personreceivingthe organshouldbe amajor benefitforhealth

3.  It shouldnotbe for moneyoreconomicreasons (personcan’tsell kidney)
so,if these three conditionsare fulfilled,the scholarsayunderthese conditionorgantransplantcanbe
done.
The purpose of thispaper isto raise awarenessof the permissibilityof organ transplantinIslamandto
give a general understandinginthe categoriesmentioned
References
Al-Qur'an.(n.d.). Surat-ul-Maeeda.
Mimber,D. (2015, May 27). organ transplantation in islam.RetrievedfromYoutube:
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